Wouldn't it be great to have a special events station operate in the Vatican to celebrate the election of a new pope? Just saying. :-)

Francesco IK0VFC is the guy you want to mention that too......I don't recall if they did a sp event station when Ben 16 came on board, but there was a special callsign from Vatican station commemorating the anniversary of Radio Vaticanna a couple of years ago.......Viva Papa!.....

Wouldn't it be great to have a special events station operate in the Vatican to celebrate the election of a new pope? Just saying. :-)

I would think the perfect time for a station to operate from the Vatican would be during the conclave, or after the new pope has been elected. A special event station commemorating the election might not be a bad idea.

The Vatican will be packed with tourists and reporters at those times and I don't know if that throws a monkey wrench into the idea but I agree with you. It's packed with tourists once a week when the pope says Mass from St. Peter's sqaure. I got within 20 feet of Pope Benedict and it was quite a thrill.

Maybe one of the Italian members of this forum can comment on the idea. I only have the Vatican worked on 2 bands but no LoTW.

Wouldn't it be great to have a special events station operate in the Vatican to celebrate the election of a new pope? Just saying. :-)

I would think the perfect time for a station to operate from the Vatican would be during the conclave, or after the new pope has been elected. A special event station commemorating the election might not be a bad idea.

The Vatican will be packed with tourists and reporters at those times and I don't know if that throws a monkey wrench into the idea but I agree with you. It's packed with tourists once a week when the pope says Mass from St. Peter's sqaure. I got within 20 feet of Pope Benedict and it was quite a thrill.

Maybe one of the Italian members of this forum can comment on the idea. I only have the Vatican worked on 2 bands but no LoTW.

73,

Chris/NU1O

I have confirmed both HV4NAC and HV0A via LOTW. Qsl manager for these two stations is IK0FVC.

Wouldn't it be great to have a special events station operate in the Vatican to celebrate the election of a new pope? Just saying. :-)

I would think the perfect time for a station to operate from the Vatican would be during the conclave, or after the new pope has been elected. A special event station commemorating the election might not be a bad idea.

The Vatican will be packed with tourists and reporters at those times and I don't know if that throws a monkey wrench into the idea but I agree with you. It's packed with tourists once a week when the pope says Mass from St. Peter's sqaure. I got within 20 feet of Pope Benedict and it was quite a thrill.

Maybe one of the Italian members of this forum can comment on the idea. I only have the Vatican worked on 2 bands but no LoTW.

73,

Chris/NU1O

So are they going to let the magic smoke out of their radios when the new Pope is elected just like the conclave will???

The Vatican operator seems to spend most of his time working Italians... A lot like SMOM.I do have HV0A confirmed on LotW, but only worked him because a kind Russian told him I was calling. The contact was made easily on 40m, after the Europeans parted like the Red Sea.Italy is easy to work from here, confirmed on 9 bands, but these "specials" are made very difficult.Maybe if Cardinal Pell is elected, it will be easier for Australia?It would be nice to see some more activity from Vatican City.73,Luke VK3HJ

Wouldn't it be great to have a special events station operate in the Vatican to celebrate the election of a new pope? Just saying. :-)

I would think the perfect time for a station to operate from the Vatican would be during the conclave, or after the new pope has been elected. A special event station commemorating the election might not be a bad idea.

The Vatican will be packed with tourists and reporters at those times and I don't know if that throws a monkey wrench into the idea but I agree with you. It's packed with tourists once a week when the pope says Mass from St. Peter's sqaure. I got within 20 feet of Pope Benedict and it was quite a thrill.

Maybe one of the Italian members of this forum can comment on the idea. I only have the Vatican worked on 2 bands but no LoTW.

73,

Chris/NU1O

So are they going to let the magic smoke out of their radios when the new Pope is elected just like the conclave will???

Sorry for the irreverent Lutheran humor...

You haven't fully experienced the ham radio world until you burn up a radio (like I did in my infancy in the 80's)......Don't think the smoke from it signaled the future of a major world entity like the Catholic Church though.......only that I needed more experience putzing around with stuff I should not be putzing around with...... ......AMEN to that!

Wouldn't it be great to have a special events station operate in the Vatican to celebrate the election of a new pope? Just saying. :-)

I would think the perfect time for a station to operate from the Vatican would be during the conclave, or after the new pope has been elected. A special event station commemorating the election might not be a bad idea.

The Vatican will be packed with tourists and reporters at those times and I don't know if that throws a monkey wrench into the idea but I agree with you. It's packed with tourists once a week when the pope says Mass from St. Peter's sqaure. I got within 20 feet of Pope Benedict and it was quite a thrill.

Maybe one of the Italian members of this forum can comment on the idea. I only have the Vatican worked on 2 bands but no LoTW.

73,

Chris/NU1O

So are they going to let the magic smoke out of their radios when the new Pope is elected just like the conclave will???

Sorry for the irreverent Lutheran humor...

You haven't fully experienced the ham radio world until you burn up a radio (like I did in my infancy in the 80's)......Don't think the smoke from it signaled the future of a major world entity like the Catholic Church though.......only that I needed more experience putzing around with stuff I should not be putzing around with...... ......AMEN to that!

REPLY: Only if the balun was on top of the Sistine Chapel..... .....anyway, as far as Vatican activity goes, like I said before, you guys would have to get in touch with IK0FVC...not sure what kind of life sked he has, but it's worth a shot.....don't know if you knew this, but the Vatican station is not located within the walls of the actual Vatican....it's located in the North American Potifical College which is just southeast of the Vatican walls (still considered Vatican property).....Always has been too, even back during the HV3SJ days......

You haven't fully experienced the ham radio world until you burn up a radio (like I did in my infancy in the 80's)......Don't think the smoke from it signaled the future of a major world entity like the Catholic Church though.......only that I needed more experience putzing around with stuff I should not be putzing around with...... ......AMEN to that!

VKA3NRX

You should try shorting out a 15 amp power supply someday. My girlfriend at the time thought a bomb had gone off and I was seriously hurt. Only my pride was hurt! It sounded like an M-80 going off but naturally it was indoors. It jumped a good distance off the table and it was a heavy sucker so that required a lot of force. The filter caps all blew and I had a lot of paper and other filler material inside the PS. A local tech did repair it and at a very reasonable price but this was 20 years ago. I still have it and one day I will use it to power all my accessories.

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